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Kollam temple fire: 106 dead, over 350 injured The explosion was caused when the storehouse of the fireworks materials caught fire. Many of the injured died before they could reach a hospital. At least 102 persons were killed and over 350 injured after a fire broke out at the Paravur Puttingal Devi temple around 3:30 a.m on Sunday. The fireworks ceremony...

11 of the World's most luxurious train journeys Never have there been so many contenders promising to pamper you through landscapes remote and exotic. Here are 11 of the world's most incredible train journeys.   1. Seven Stars The "Seven Stars in Kyushu" is Japan's most luxurious train, featuring seven carriages that hold just 30 people in 14 suites. The train offers two...

The World’s 12 Best Places To Live Or Retire In 2016 The secret to taking control of your retirement in 2016 and making this phase of life a grand adventure, even if your retirement nest egg is modest, is expanding your horizons. Take your retirement global and you can maximize your quality-of-life return for every dollar spent. Here are your 12...

7 car gadgets that'll make driving so much easier 1. A car charger You can never really have enough ways to keep your smartphone kicking. If you’ve got some emergency calls (not texts) to make, you need your phone’s GPS, or you just want to make sure your device lasts through the end of the night, a simple car charger like...

Large turnout expected as Polls to open at Philippines embassy in Doha Thousands of Filipinos living in Qatar are expected to start voting tomorrow, casting ballots to elect a new president, vice-president and a dozen senators. An official at the Philippines embassy in Qatar told Doha News that diplomatic staff spent roughly three years registering eligible residents in the Gulf state,...

Former Qatari Interior Minister donates QR1 million to aid Syrians The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) says it has received one of its largest individual donations for its Syrian relief efforts to date from one of the Gulf state’s former government ministers. Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani, who served as Interior Minister between 1972 and 1989, pledged QR1 million...

Cars Taxi poised to have 1,000 cabs by October Karwa's taxi fleet is poised for a major expansion in six months by exceeding 5,000 vehicles as one of its franchisees, Cars Taxi, is expected to introduce 500 more cars as part of its capacity strengthening programme. "Cars Taxi would have 1,000 cabs by the end of October," group CEO Abdulla al-Sabbagh...

Sheikha Mayassa hopes to turn Qatar into a top destination for culture Chairperson of Qatar Museums Her Excellency Sheikha al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani is hoping to turn Qatar into a world class destination for culture. In an exclusive interview to CNN Style in its launch episode on CNN International, Sheikha Mayassa said,"I think for as long...

Qatari Foreign Minister Participates in GCC -US Meeting Manama, April 07 (QNA) - Qatar's Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al -Thani participated in the joint meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with US Secretary of State John Kerry today in Manama, in preparation for the US - GCC summit to be held...

Philippines government: QDVC lays off 60 employees in Qatar In one of the latest rounds of layoffs in Qatar, some 60 Filipinos working for Qatari Diar Vinci Construction (QDVC) have been notified that they will be out of work in less than two weeks, the government in Manila has said. The country’s Department of Labor and Employment said in a statement...

Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (2) (Qatargas 2) and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) have executed an agreement for the supply of half a million tonnes of LNG to Kuwait over the next four years, starting from March 2016. The LNG will be sourced from Qatargas 2, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Total which started production in 2009,...

Qatar's Minsiter of State for Defence Affairs, Omani Counterpart Discuss Military Cooperation Muscat, April 06 (QNA) - HE Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah held here today an official session of talks with Omani Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi. Discussions during the session focused on existing military cooperation fields...

The murder is the latest incident of aggression against secular bloggers and activists in the Muslim-majority country. A law student who posted pro-atheism comments on social media has been murdered, Bangladeshi police said, in the latest incident in a series of killings of secular activists and bloggers in the country. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Nurul Amin said at least three...

Muslim Teacher Who Died Protecting Christians Honored for Bravery United Kingdom — A Muslim teacher who died shielding Christians during a bus attack in Kenya has been posthumously awarded for his bravery. Deputy head teacher Salah Farah was shot during the ambush by Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, Al-Shabaab, in December 2015. Farah was shot after he refused to be separated from Christian...